*stenaną

Runic: ᛊᛏᛖᚾᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈste.nɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 4

Meanings

to sigh, groan

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)tenh₂- (‘to crash, sound, thunder, roar, moan’). Cognate with Latin tonō (‘to thunder’).

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	stenō	stenaų	–
2nd singular	stinizi	stenaiz	sten
3rd singular	stinidi	stenai	stenadau
1st dual	stenōz	stenaiw	–
2nd dual	stenadiz	stenaidiz	stenadiz
1st plural	stenamaz	stenaim	–
2nd plural	stinid	stenaid	stinid
3rd plural	stenandi	stenain	stenandau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	stenai	–
2nd singular	stenazai	stenaizau
3rd singular	stenadai	stenaidau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	stenandai	stenaindau
2nd plural	stenandai	stenaindau
3rd plural	stenandai	stenaindau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	stan	stēnį̄
2nd singular	stant	stēnīz
3rd singular	stan	stēnī
1st dual	stēnū	stēnīw
2nd dual	stēnudiz	stēnīdiz
1st plural	stēnum	stēnīm
2nd plural	stēnud	stēnīd
3rd plural	stēnun	stēnīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
stenaną	stenandz	stunanaz

Descendants

*stenan (Proto-West Germanic)
- stenan, stinan (Old English)
*stenan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *stenan (Old Dutch)
  - stēnen (Middle Dutch)
    - stenen, steunen (Dutch)
*stenan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *stenan (Old Saxon)
  - stēnen, stȫnen (Middle Low German)
    - stöhnen (Low German)
*stenan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *stenan (Old Saxon)
  - stēnen, stȫnen (Middle Low German)
    - stenen (Middle High German)
      - stöhnen (German)

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